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hclsyntax: Correct specification of the interpretation of tabs 

This changed during development as we iterated on the prototype, but the
spec is lagging behind.
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Martin Atkins 2019-09-10 17:08:29 -07:00
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@ -71,14 +71,13 @@ except as described below.
Whitespace is defined as a sequence of zero or more space characters
(U+0020). Newline sequences (either U+000A or U+000D followed by U+000A)
are _not_ considered whitespace but are ignored as such in certain contexts.
Horizontal tab characters (U+0009) are not considered to be whitespace and
are not valid within HCL native syntax.
Horizontal tab characters (U+0009) are also treated as whitespace, but are
counted only as one "column" for the purpose of reporting source positions.
Comments serve as program documentation and come in two forms:
- _Line comments_ start with either the `//` or `#` sequences and end with
the next newline sequence. A line comments is considered equivalent to a
the next newline sequence. A line comment is considered equivalent to a
newline sequence.
- _Inline comments_ start with the `/*` sequence and end with the `*/`